Tobacco or cigar moistener



(No Model.)

J. A. ROBINSON. TOBACCO 0R GIGAR MOISTENER.

Patented Oct.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAY A. ROBINSON, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

TOBACCO OR CIGAR MOISTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 527,291, dated October9, ISQL.

Application filed April 19, 1894:.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAY A. ROBINSON, of Denver, in the county ofArapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented a new and Improved Tobaccoor Cigar Moistener, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved moistener, inwhich a series of porous blocks having a water supply will effectivelymoisten the air in show cases and the like, by capillary attraction, andin a more effective manner than the sponges usually employed.

The invention consists in the novel features hereinafter described andclaimed, whereby the blocks are given a large surface for the vtion, thesection being taken on the line 1-1 efiective raising and evaporation ofthe water and are supplied in a convenient manner with water.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevaof Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a planview of the moistener. Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 8-3 of Fig.2; and Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view of a modification, in which onlyone series of blocks is employed.

My improved moistener includes a tray A, having a vertical flange a atits edge, for re taining a supply of water, and in connection with suchtray A, I employa series of novel evaporating blocks B, to raise thewater by capillary attraction and cause it to be rapidly evaporated. Theblocks are formed ofa porpus material, and in order that a large sur-Serial No. 508,130. (No modal.)

face may be exposed the blocks are made hollow and with open bottomsides as shown, and the lower edges preferably are rough to permitentrance of water to the interior. The blocks may be employed in twoseries for each tray, or a single series as in Fig. 4, also, preferably,the blocks are higher than the tray to permit movement of the air aroundtheir upper ends. 7 v

The tray may be provided'with an inlet pipe C, at one end, and an outletpipe D at the opposite end, for maintaining a supply of fresh water, butin ordinary cases this will not be necessary.

The improvements are superior to sponges in that they present a betterappearance, are moreconveniently attended to and the blocks are moreeffective as they expose a larger surface to the air, the tray at thesame time maintaining a supply of water.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. In atobacco moistener, a rectangular hollowporous block having an open bottom, the lower edges being roughened topermit the entrance of water into the interior of the block,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A tobacco moistener, comprising a water tray, and a plurality ofhollow porous blocks having open bottoms and resting upon the bottom ofthe tray, substantially as shown and described.

JAY A. ROBINSON.

Witnesses:

W. D. WRIGHT, WILLIAM YOUNG.

